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Underserved and Overlooked: Investigating the management of refusal of care in people with dementia admitted to hospital with an acute condition

Project overview

This ethnographic study led by University of Cardiff investigated refusal and resistance to food, drink and medicines by people with dementia admitted to an acute hospital with a co-morbid condition.

Staff

Lead researcher

Professor Jackie Bridges PhD MSN BN(Hons) PGCert

Prof of Older People's Care

Research interests

  • Older people’s care and support
  • Professional work and workforce development
  • Organisational behaviour
Connect with Jackie

Email: Jackie.Bridges@soton.ac.uk

Research outputs

Routines of resistance
Katie Featherstone, Andy Northcott & Jackie Bridges, 2019, International Journal of Nursing Studies, 96, 53-60
DOI: 10.1016/j.ijnurstu.2018.12.009
Type: article
Refusal and resistance to care by people living with dementia being cared for within acute hospital wards: an ethnographic study
Katie Featherstone, Andy Northcott, Jane Harden, Karen Harrison Dening, Rosie Tope, Sue Bale & Jacqueline Bridges, 2019, Health Services and Delivery Research, 7(11), 1-92
DOI: 10.3310/hsdr07110
Type: article